Maplesapper
03-03-2014, 07:52 PM
Would this work ?
When you fill a pop bottle; and invert it into a bowl of water, it gurgles until the level of water in the bowl reaches the bottom of the bottle.
This is due to the vacuum created by inverting the bottle. The bottle is air tight now.
Take some water out of the bowl, creates an air gap, and a small amount of water falls out of the bottle to restore the level in the bowl.
Could you duplicate this on a Maple Sap scale.
Is it possible to get an air-tight seal a 55 gallon drum, put a drain at the bottom of it, and run a copper line to the top of the sap pan.
When the level in the pan drops, the same principles would apply?
Thoughts;
When you fill a pop bottle; and invert it into a bowl of water, it gurgles until the level of water in the bowl reaches the bottom of the bottle.
This is due to the vacuum created by inverting the bottle. The bottle is air tight now.
Take some water out of the bowl, creates an air gap, and a small amount of water falls out of the bottle to restore the level in the bowl.
Could you duplicate this on a Maple Sap scale.
Is it possible to get an air-tight seal a 55 gallon drum, put a drain at the bottom of it, and run a copper line to the top of the sap pan.
When the level in the pan drops, the same principles would apply?
Thoughts;